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Would ULL take back Billy Napier?

Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:13 am
Posted by theCAW
Polk County
Member since Dec 2023
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Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:13 am
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Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83005 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:17 am to
They wouldn’t pay the buyout
Posted by Jack Ruby
Member since Apr 2014
26388 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:18 am to
Tulane will take him.
Posted by UncleLester
West of the Mississippi
Member since Aug 2008
8982 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:20 am to
I give ULL a ton of grief on here but I think you have to give Michael "One of Us" Desormeaux the 2026 Season because he went 7-1 in the Sun Belt in 2024 and his NIL "Star" QB Transfer got injured early.

You need to spend the cash on the Portal again and not a Buy Out.

With that said, you can absolutely take Sun Belt Billy back for the 2027 Season if he decides to go Coordinator/Year Off role next season & Desormeaux can't go 6-6 in 2026.

Their non-conference schedule next season is UAB, Lamar, and Louisiana Tech.

Posted by theCAW
Polk County
Member since Dec 2023
7075 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 12:30 am to
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Tulane will take him.
as an analyst?
Posted by D011ahbi11
Member since Jun 2007
13675 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 1:46 am to
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Tulane will take him.


No, I don’t think we will
Posted by Prominentwon
LSU, McNeese St. Fan
Member since Jan 2005
94747 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 2:52 am to
Maybe.

It’s up to the coaches. A lot of these coaches, at some point, should realize what level they belong.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27318 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:20 am to
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You need to spend the cash on the Portal again


What cash?

Maybe we can convince Best Stop to offer five pounds of boudin for a portal recruit, because we sure as shite don’t have any cash to spend.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27318 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 7:53 am to
I would take a highly motivated Billy looking to prove himself for another shot at a P4 job.

Problem is our idiotic administration actually put a buyout in Dez’s contract. A buyout we wouldn’t be able to afford.
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
42067 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 8:17 am to
There is no scenario where UL lets Des go and hires Napier. UL is in a major financial bind that the former president got them in and they are slashing staff and departments all over campus.
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
62314 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 8:25 am to
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They wouldn’t pay the buyout


That’s not how buyouts work.
Posted by ragincajun03
Member since Nov 2007
27318 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 8:35 am to
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There is no scenario where UL lets Des go and hires Napier. UL is in a major financial bind that the former president got them in and they are slashing staff and departments all over campus.


To show how awesome our university "leadership" has been, we allowed a buyout clause in the contract of a 3A high school offensive coordinator.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83005 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 9:09 am to
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They wouldn’t pay the buyout

That’s not how buyouts work.


Billy has not been fired so hiring team would end up paying his buyout. It’s not certain if UF even will fire him. Because of the buyout.
This post was edited on 10/12/25 at 12:31 pm
Posted by grich31
Youngsville, La
Member since May 2008
1948 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 10:49 am to
My brother and I were talking about that and both agreed they would because he was a very good HC for UL and the current HC is terrible
Posted by UncleLester
West of the Mississippi
Member since Aug 2008
8982 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 11:19 am to
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That’s not how buyouts work.


They are referencing Michael "ULL's Chris Scelfo" Desormeaux's Buy Out.

He signed a new deal in December 2024:

ESPN.com Story from December on Desormeaux's New 5 Year Deal
Posted by SaintLSU
Gretna
Member since Apr 2007
4309 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 11:22 am to
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Billy has not been fired so and hiring team would end up paying his buyout. It’s not certain of UF even will fire him.


I think Billy is done at Florida. He will be fired at the end of the season or possibly before
Posted by doya2
Charenton
Member since Jan 2005
8441 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 1:31 pm to
ULL is broke
Posted by IHitthaLONGBALL
Member since Jul 2024
186 posts
Posted on 10/12/25 at 1:56 pm to
I would take Billy back in a heartbeat over Des.
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